Puzzle-picture.



F. D. SPOTSVVOOD.

PUZZLE PICTURE.

APPLICATION FILED IUIY I9. IsIe.

Patented May 8, 1917.v

'IIIIIIIH FRANK D. SPOTSWOOD, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

PUZZLE-PICTURE.

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Appli-cation led July 19, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that 1, FRANK D. Sro'rswoon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzle- Pictures,of which the following is a specication.

rlhis invention has as its object to provide a novelty in the nature ofa. puzzle picture which will be amusing and instructive to children andwhich may be employed effectively as an advertising medium. |1`hearticle embodying the present invention is, briefly stated, in thenature of a sheet of cardboard or other suitable material having printedthereon segments of a picture of circular or some other definite outlineand also having printed thereon the representation 'of a picture frame,the central portion of which is left blank and which blank area is ofthe outline and dimensions of the picture which is to be formed from thecut out and assembled segments referred to.

It is one aim of the present invention to provide an article of thisclass which may be produced at a very low cost and which may be packedwith articles of merchandise or by itself sent through the mails in aform similar to the ordinary kinds of folded advertising postal cards.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the article embodying the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof in its unfolded condition.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of that portion of the article which bears therepresentation of a picture frame and illustrating the completed pictureproduced by cutting out and assembling the segments shown in Fig. 2.

As before stated, the article is in the nature of a sheet of cardboardor other suitable flexible material which may be readily cut with a pairof scissors. The sheet above referred to is indicated in general by thereference numeral 1 and the picture segments heretofore mentioned asalso the representation of a picture frame, are printed or otherwisedepicted upon one face o`f the said sheet, the sheet being providedmidway between its ends with a line of perforations 2 permitting of thesheet being readily folded along the said line and also permitting ofthat portion of the sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917..

Serial No. 110,117.

which bears the representation of a picture frame being separated fromthe remainder of the sheet and being retained by the child producing thepicture. The picture segments above referred to are indicated in generalby the numeral 3 and, as stated, are printed or otherwise depicted uponthe face of the sheet and these segments are promiscuously arranged atone side of the line of perforations 2 and the end of the sheet at thisside thereof may bear the directions to be followed in cutting out thepicture segments and forming the completed picture and, if desired, mayalso bear advertising matter. ated by reference to Fig. 1 of thedrawings, the obverse side of the sheet may be printed in a manner topermit of its use as a postal card or the said face may bear anysuitable advertising mattei' or the printed matter' adapting the sheetfor use in the manner of a postal card may be printed at one side of themiddle of the said obverse face of the sheet and suitable advertisingmatter may be printed at the other side of the middle of the said face.Two of the segments shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings are indicatedspecificallv one by the numeral 3 and the other by the numeral 3b andthese particular segments will presently be more specifically referredto.

As stated, one face of the sheet has printed thereon at one side of theline of perforations 2 a representation of a picture frame, as indicatedby the numeral 4, and

Furthermore, as will be appreci- I within this frame there is left ablank space or area indicated at 5 which is here shown defined by acircle, although this space may be defined by some other outline iffound desirable. It is preferable, however, that the outline definingthe space be curvilinear for a reason which will presently be madeapparent. Vithin the space 5 there are printed two or more lines 6 whichin conjunction with the outline defining the space, and which outline isindicated by the numeral 7, define the outline of one of the segments 3and in the angle between the lines 6 there is printed the numeral 1 orsome other suitable designating character' and there is also printedwithin the space 5 at one side of the angle defined by the said line 6,the numeral 2 or some other suitable designating character. Referringnow to the segments which are indicated specifically by the referencenumerals 3a and 3b, it will be observed that the irst mentioned one ofthese segments bears the numeral 1 and that the second bears the numeral2. In the use of the article a child furnished with the same willseparate the two portions of the sheet along the line of perforations 2and will then carevfully cut out the segments 3. After these segmentshave been cut out the segment 3l is placed upon a sheet of paper, table,or any other convenient support in substantially the same position asindicated by the lines 6 in the space 5. Next the segment 3b which bearsthe numeral 2 is placed beside the segment 3a in the position which itwould occupy if one oi' its straight edges were in registration withthat one of the lines 6 adjacent which the numeral 2 within the space 5is located. Then the child will assemble the other segments around thesegments 3a and 3b until the complete picture is formed. He will thenagain take up the segment 32P which bears the designating'numeral l andafter having applied paste to the obverse side thereof will carefullyplace the said segment within the angle between the lines 6 and with itsstraight edges registering with the said lines and its curvilinear edgeregistering with the line 7. Having secured the segment 3a in placeWithin the space 5 in the manner stated, the child will next secure inplace the segment 2 and will repeat this operation as concerns all ofthe remaining segments so that when all of the segments have beenassembled there will have been produced al complete picture apparentlymounted within a frame as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It will be understood from the foregoing description of the inventionthat the child is afforded no guidance in assembling the segments afterthe segments 3a and 3" have been placed in position except, however,that he will know the outline which the completed picture will have byreference to the line 7 bounding the said space 5 and will, ot course,understand that the curvilinear edge of each segment must register withsome portion of this line.

It will be understood that it is not absolutely essential that every oneof the segments have a curvilinear edge although it is desirable that agreater number of the segments have such an edge for registration withthe line 7. It will further be understood that the position of only oneof the segments may be indicated within the space 5 or that thepositions of more than two ot the segments may be indicated, as desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An article of the class described comprising a sheet having a blankarea ,delined thereon of a denite outline, the said sheet having uponanother portion segments of a complete picture which segments will formsaid picture when separated from the sheet and properly relativelyassembled within the outline of the area, the complete picture being ofthe same outline and dimensions as the said blank area.

2. An article of the class described comprising a sheet having a blankarea deined thereon of al deiinite curvilinear outline, the said sheethaving upon another portion segments of a complete picture whichsegments will lorm said picture when separated 'from the sheet andproperly relatively assembled within the outline ot the area, thecomplete picture being olil the saine outline and dimensi ons as thesaid blank area.

3. An article of the class described comprising a sheet having a blankarea defined thereon of a definite curvilinear outline, the s'aid sheethaving upon another portion segments of a complete picture whichsegments will form said picture when separated from the sheet andproperly relatively assembled within the outline of the area, thecomplete picture being of the same outline and dimensions as the saidblank area, the majority of said segments each having an edge forregistration. with the margin of the said blank area.

4. An article of the class described comprising a sheet having a blankarea defined thereon of a deiinite outline, the said sheet having uponanother portion segments of a complete picture which segments will formsaid picture when separated from the sheet and properly relativelyassembled within the outline of the area, the complete picture being ofthe same outline and dimensions as the said blank area, the face of thesheet having within the area lines defining the position of a dei'initeone of said segments.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK D. SPOTSl/VOOD.

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